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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

It's really as simple as leaving the dedicated host turned on...I mean, once it's turned on, and everything's rockin', it shouldn't require more than the necessary power and networking cables; it should just hum away in the corner.

I'm not going to lie, I don't quite understand what you're wanting to do, here.

If you want to change the networking protocol that your torrent box uses, good luck. The main problem here, is that your torrent box still has to report to a tracker, for statistics and such. Every public (and private) tracker out there, uses the HTTP protocol as its main means of communication with the rest of the world. Hence, I'm pretty sure every torrent client out there only uses HTTP to send/receive information.

If you are trying to stay anonymous in all of your torrent downloadings, or maintain secure transfers between your PC and your torrent box, check out Tor.